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1998 Fleetwood American Eagle Recalls, Complaints & Specs

4 safety recalls list the 1998 Fleetwood American Eagle, and owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

4
safety recalls
9
owner complaints to NHTSA
2 / 0
complaints citing a crash / fire

4 safety recalls for the 1998 Fleetwood American Eagle

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

  1. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 07V120000 Reported 167,096 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

    Certain motor homes and travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.

    Remedy: Fleetwood will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of…

  2. Steering

    NHTSA 06V174000 Reported 184 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

    On certain class a motor homes equipped with spartan chassis steering gear, the steering gear support bracket has the potential to fail when subject to the repetitive forces of static steering conditions.

    Remedy: Spartan chassis is conducting this recall (please see 06v156000) and will replace the steering support bracket free of charge. Owners may contact fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216 or spartan at 517-543-6400.

  3. Suspension: front

    NHTSA 00V202001 Reported 1,889 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.

    Vehicle description: motor homes equipped with granning air suspensions. A fracture can develop at the attachment point of the cross member/bell crank and idler arm housing.

    Remedy: Tuthill is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Repair facilities will inspect and add gussets to reinforce the cross member connection for the bell crank and idler arm. Owners who take their…

  4. Tires

    NHTSA 99V277000 Reported 3,746 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.

    Vehicle description: motor homes. The subject motor homes, when built with a disproportionate front axle weight distribution, fully equipped, loaded with cargo, and operated with improper tire pressures, can experience an overload condition on a front tire.

    Remedy: Dealers will equip the subject motor homes with new larger capacity front tires, will adjust the weight distribution on the front axle (if necessary), apply new certification labels, and reinforce consumer education…

9 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 1998 Fleetwood American Eagle have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA; 2 describe a crash. Reports cite 0 injuries and 9 deaths. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 126,000 miles. Complaints peaked in 1999 with 3 filed that year.

Most-reported components

What owners are reporting

“I was leaving the ta truckstop in new braunfels texas on sunday fed 1 at app. @1:30 pm , i was turning right on the i 35 service road and my unit went straight into the ditch. I unhooked my tow car an”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, February 3, 2015 · Steering

“I was informed of 2 safety recalls for this vehicle, tuthill, and spartan chassis won't make the necessary repairs, citing the age of the vehicle, i wasn't aware of the recalls until this year, and no”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, August 5, 2012 · Steering

Compare Fleetwood American Eagle model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Fleetwood American Eagle model year in NHTSA's database.

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1991 Fleetwood American Eagle10
1992 Fleetwood American Eagle10
1993 Fleetwood American Eagle11
1994 Fleetwood American Eagle10
1995 Fleetwood American Eagle13
1996 Fleetwood American Eagle10
1997 Fleetwood American Eagle22
1998 Fleetwood American Eagle49
1999 Fleetwood American Eagle61
2000 Fleetwood American Eagle42
2001 Fleetwood American Eagle42
2002 Fleetwood American Eagle31
2003 Fleetwood American Eagle40
2004 Fleetwood American Eagle81
2005 Fleetwood American Eagle42
2006 Fleetwood American Eagle12
2007 Fleetwood American Eagle46
2008 Fleetwood American Eagle36
2009 Fleetwood American Eagle22
2010 Fleetwood American Eagle20
2011 Fleetwood American Eagle22

Checking a specific 1998 Fleetwood American Eagle

How do I know if my 1998 Fleetwood American Eagle has an open recall?

Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 4 campaigns currently list the 1998 Fleetwood American Eagle; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.

Is the recall repair free?

Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Fleetwood dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 00V202001).

What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?

A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.

Other Fleetwood models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.